New funding has been allocated to help fix the water-level crisis that is threatening the Sankey Canal and its inhabitants.
Footage shared with the ECHO earlier this month showed the extent of the crisis that has seen the water level of the canal drop. Large fish had been left in just inches of water, and boats were being beached along the canal due to the low water levels.
Last week, hundreds of dead fish were seen floating in the shallow water, and dozens of people joined protests calling on the Halton Borough Council to "save the Sankey Canal." The council has now allocated £500,000 worth of funding, taken from their environmental fund, to try and fix the problem, which came to the attention of the public as early as May of this year.
